Das Bild an der Wand hängt schief. The picture on the wall is hanging crooked.

adjective · A2

schief

[ʃiːf]

crooked, lopsided, not straight

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Bruno lacht über sein schiefes Regal.

Bruno laughs at his lopsided shelf.
Ich glaube, der Tisch steht ein bisschen schief.

I think the table is a bit wonky.
Seht ihr? Der Spiegel ist noch schiefer als vorher.

See? The mirror is even more crooked than before.

schiefgehen

aufbauen die Decke die Ecke einrichten gemütlich gerade das Kissen die Kommode das Möbel das Regal die Schublade schwer

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